As a new blogger and respectful person, I try my best to follow blogger etiquette. But some actions go beyond that, legally. I don’t know much about the small print, but this blog posted in one of my online querying groups resonated with me. Especially since so many of us use photos to spruce up our site. Check out Roni Loren‘s blog post (it’s dated but valuable in knowledge) about using pictures you find on the internet and how legal action was taken against her on Bloggers Beware.

See before I read this, I had no idea. And I’ve always used images I found on the internet, but as a writer I wouldn’t want anyone to “borrow” my stuff either. The arts are one of those jobs you rarely get paid and spend hours on it. So I took everything down and now use public domain and my own images.